Post, Error logs, Error – Lenovo RD210 User Manual

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Checkpoint

codes

track

the

progress

of

POST

routines

at

system

startup

or

reset.

Checkpoint

codes

are

shown

on

the

checkpoint

code

display

on

the

EasyLED

panel.

POST

When

you

turn

on

the

server,

it

performs

a

series

of

tests

to

check

the

operation

of

the

server

components

and

some

optional

devices

in

the

server.

This

series

of

tests

is

called

the

power-on

self-test,

or

POST.

If

a

power-on

password

is

set,

you

must

type

the

password

and

press

Enter,

when

prompted,

for

POST

to

run.

If

POST

detects

a

problem,

one

or

more

beeps

might

sound,

or

an

error

message

is

displayed.

See

“POST

error

codes”

on

page

143

for

more

information.

Error

logs

The

POST

error

log

contains

the

three

most

recent

error

codes

and

messages

that

were

generated

during

POST.

The

IMM

system

event

log

contains

messages

that

were

generated

by

the

IMM.

The

system

event

log

is

a

combined

log

that

contains

messages

that

were

generated

during

POST

and

all

system

status

messages

from

the

service

processor

(IMM).

The

system

event

log

and

IMM

system

event

log

are

limited

in

size.

When

each

log

is

full,

new

entries

will

not

overwrite

existing

entries;

therefore,

you

must

periodically

clear

these

logs

through

the

UEFI

Setup

Utility

program.

When

you

are

troubleshooting

an

error,

be

sure

to

clear

both

the

logs

so

that

you

can

find

current

errors

more

easily.

Important:

After

you

complete

a

repair

or

correct

an

error,

clear

the

IMM

system

event

log

to

turn

off

the

system-error

LED

on

the

front

of

the

server.

Entries

that

are

written

to

the

system

event

log

during

the

early

phase

of

POST

show

an

incorrect

date

and

time

as

the

default

time

stamp;

however,

the

date

and

time

are

corrected

as

POST

continues.

Each

system

event

log

entry

appears

on

its

own

page.

To

move

from

one

entry

to

the

next,

use

the

Up

Arrow

and

Down

Arrow

keys.

You

can

view

the

contents

of

the

POST

error

log,

the

system

event

log,

and

the

system

event/error

log

from

the

UEFI

Setup

Utility

program.

When

you

are

troubleshooting

PCI

Express

slots,

note

that

the

error

logs

report

the

PCI

Express

buses

numerically.

The

numerical

assignments

vary

depending

on

the

configuration.

You

can

check

the

assignments

by

running

the

UEFI

Setup

Utility

program.

Viewing

error

logs

from

the

UEFI

Setup

Utility

program

To

view

the

error

logs,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

2.

When

the

prompt

Press

F1

for

Setup

appears,

press

F1.

If

you

have

set

both

a

power-on

password

and

an

administrator

password,

you

must

type

the

administrator

password

to

view

the

error

logs.

3.

Use

one

of

the

following

procedures:

142

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RD210

Types

3795,

3796,

3818,

and

3819:

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and

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